| | The Counter Terrorist
Your bi-monthly update on Homeland Security | mid April 2007 |
| Miami - the Homeland Security Capitol of America  While 500 representatives of the Federal Government's Program to combat terrorism, controlling upwards of $1.7 billion in funding met in Miami, Security Solutions Int ternational was the hit of the conference providing a a two hour presentation on Suicide Terror that many said was the finest presentation they had ever heard on the subject. In addition, SSI put on the renowed ORMAC program and there are already bookings for many cities as a result. But the real hit of the SSI booth was the AHURA First Defender Chemical detection system which is now being considered for purchase by a number of UASI areas. ___________________________________________________________________ 
June 17-21 For further information go to www.inia.org or call : (888) 842-8432 |
Riders take bag inspections in stride, glad for the security
by William Kates - AP  SYRACUSE, N.Y. Sleepy-eyed train passengers said it was comforting to see federal inspectors checking baggage for explosives as the government began a new security initiative at upstate New York rail stations on Friday. "We travel Amtrak all the time, and I've always been uneasy because there's really not a lot of security," said Kathy Couteure of Fulton, N.Y., who was heading to Florida with her husband... ___________________________________________________________________ |
Plane-watching Muslim suspended from job
by Rebecca Lopez - WFAA-TV  We told you about two Muslim women who authorities consider possibly dangerous. But they say they're being harassed by police and federal agents because of their religious and political views and now one has been placed on administrative leave by her employer. At the same time, one of them admits being friends with a convicted terrorist... |
Building Safety and the Terror Threat
a two-day seminar This two-day program combines understanding the terror threat and the modus operandi of terrorists with the benefit of a second day that covers the main CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) know-how that will help you protect your building.
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Counter Terrorism Training Week
Saint Leo University  Security Solutions International (SSI) signs alliance with Saint Leo University to provide Homeland Security training in the US and Israel. Security Solutions International (SSI) has been chosen by prestigious Saint Leo University to provide a week-long special program of training in Saint Leo, Fla., May 14 - 18, 2007. Graduate and Undergraduate credits are available for this program through Saint Leo University.
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Anti-globalists reach out to Islamists
by Eric Walberg - Al-Ahram Weekly  What is striking about this latest conference is the growing cooperation both within the Muslim world and between the anti-global left and Muslims. This should come as no surprise, considering the traditional focus of the left on defending victims of torture. Who are the biggest victims of torture in the world today? Of course, Muslims, primarily in Iraq and Palestine, but everywhere in the West, and just about in every country that is predominantly Muslim... ___________________________________________________________________ |
Fighting for the Soul of Islam
by Jay Tolson - US News and World Report  Americans have heard it repeatedly since September 11: The acts of terrorism inflicted on our shore were the murderous consequences of an ongoing struggle within Islam. At its most dramatic extremes, that conflict pits radical jihadists against moderate Muslims. But a quieter front in the struggle is probably of greater import... ________________________________________________________________ |
FDNY'S Post-9/11 Training Regimen
by Stephanie Gaskell - New York Post  Gone are the days when probies spent six weeks at the academy learning how to put out a fire and knock down doors. Today's department trains for nearly six months, with prospective firefighters studying weapons of mass destruction, subway evacuation, treating mass casualties - even spotting child abuse. "Since 9/11, we've taken on a different face and a different job, so we have to increase their training and give them different knowledge of what's going on," said Lt. Jim Brennan, who helped create the curriculum now being taught on Randalls Island... ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
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Did the FBI Flub a Major Terror Investigation?
by Vic Walter and Justin Rood - ABC News  FBI agents downplayed evidence of burgeoning cooperation between a domestic white supremacist group and an Islamic terrorist supporter, documents reviewed by ABC News show. By curtailing its undercover investigation of the two groups, the bureau lost a "golden opportunity" to infiltrate a potentially deadly union between two violent radical organizations, according to a former FBI agent involved with the case... |
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